Mixtape - Hellevator

Hellevator is Stray Kids' first single and the title track of their pre-debut mini-album "Mixtape". The song was re-recorded and re-released in 2020, as part of the group's first compilation album "SKZ2020".

[Intro: Seungmin]

내 삶은 밑바닥 낭떠러지

nae salmeun mitbadak nangtteoreoji

My life is rock bottom, on the edge of a cliff

어두운 터널 속을 걷고 있어

eoduun teoneol sogeul geotgo isseo

I’m walking in a dark tunnel

내게 잔인하고 두려운 하루를

naege janinhago duryeoun harureul

Cruel and fearful days

홀로 버티고 있어

hollo beotigo isseo

I’m enduring through alone

[Verse 1: Changbin]

멀어져 가는 교실복도 낯선 길 위에 지지리도

meoreojyeo ganeun gyoshilbokdo nasseon gil wie jijirido

The classroom hallways¹ get farther away, I’m on unfamiliar paths

복도 없지

bokdo eopji

There's no luck¹

내가 맞는 길을 가는가에 답 할 지도도

naega matneun gireul ganeungae dab hal jidodo

A map to tell me whether this road is right

하나 없이

hana eopshi

I don't even have it

위로 가는 길은 절대 다신 뒤로 가기

wiro ganeun gireun jeoldae dashin dwiro gagi

There's no way to go up², what I have been through

싫은 막막한 미로야

shireun makmakhan miroya

Is a maze I never want to go back to

피눈물 대신 피땀 흘리며 나를 위로해

pinunmul daeshin pittam heullimyeo nareul wirohae

By shedding bloody sweat instead of bloody tears, I comfort myself²

사람들은 내게 말해 그 정도의 고비는

saramdeureun naege malhae geu jeongdoye gobineun

People tell me this kind of suffering

지나가는 소나기라고

jinaganeun sonagirago

Is just a passing storm

성공을 낚으려면 두려워도

seonggongeul nakkeuryeomyeon duryeowodo

That if I want to succeed, even though I’m afraid

실패라는 덫을 깔라고

shilpaeraneun deocheul kkallago

I need to set up a trap called failure

그래 나는 고통이란 미끼를 덥석 문채

geurae naneun gotongiran mikkireul deobseok munchae

As I bit on the bait that is pain

방황하는 거야 지친 열정의 날개를

banghwanghaneun geoya jichin yeoljeonge nalgaereul

I'm wandering around, with my exhausted wings of passions

잠시 접어둔 채

jamshi jeobeodun chae

Temporarily folded

[Pre-chorus: Seungmin]

내 삶은 밑바닥 낭떠러지

nae salmeun mitbadak nangtteoreoji

My life is rock bottom, on the edge of a cliff

어두운 터널 속을 걷고 있어

eoduun teoneol sogeul geotgo isseo

I’m walking in a dark tunnel

[Lee Know]

내게 잔인하고 두려운 하루를

naege janinhago duryeoun harureul

Cruel and fearful days

홀로 버티고 있어

hollo beotigo isseo

I’m enduring through alone

[Bang Chan]

손을 내 밀어도

soneul nae mireodo

I hold out my hand

날 잡아줄 사람은 아무도 없어

nal jabajul sarameun amudo eopseo

But there's no one there to grab it

[Han]

내 아픔 내 눈물을 타고 위로

nae apeum nae nunmureul tago wiro

Riding on my pain and my tears

빠져나가고 있어

ppajyeonagago isseo

They're going up

[Chorus: Han]

I’m on a hellevator

[I.N]

My hellevator

[Bang Chan]

I’m on a hellevator

[Han]

My hellevator

[Changbin]

I’m on a hellevator

[Verse 2: Hyunjin]

아무것도 없어

amugeotto eopseo

There's nothing

날 위한 손길은 걱정

nal wihan songireun geokjeong

No one to care or worry about me

하나 없이 차가운 말들뿐

hana eopshi chagaun maldeulppun

Only cold words

엉터리 꿈은 좀 접어

eongteori kkumeun jom jeobeo

Telling me to give up on my dreams

포기란 말들이 내 귀를 때려가며

pogiran maldeuri nae gwireul ttaeryeogamyeo

Those quitting words keep hitting my ear

절망감만 커져가

jeolmanggamman keojyeoga

My dispair only gets bigger

희망이란 하늘을 주변 사람의 손으로 가린다

himangiran haneureul jubyeon sarame soneuro garinda

The hopeful sky only gets covered by other people’s hands

[Han]

날 살려 기도하며 버티고 있어

nal sallyeo gidohamyeo beotigo isseo

I’m praying to live as I try to endure

날 째려보는 따가운 시선들에

nal jjaeryeoboneun ttagaun shiseondeure

With the piercing eyes on me

실성하지 하네 마네 잘 되어 봤자

shilseonghaji hane mane jal dweeo bwatja

They're arguing if I'm crazy or not

누군가의 광대

nugungaye gwangdae

I'll be someone's clown

로 밖에 안 남을

ro bakke an nameul

Even if I succeed

넌 가수라는 직업은 집어 쳐

neon gasuraneun jigeobeun jibeo chyeo

People tell me to give up on becoming a singer

그 말을 들으며 약해져만 가는

geu mareul deureumyeo yakhaejyeoman ganeun

Hearing them talk makes me feel weaker

내 자신을 밀쳐 더

nae jashineul milchyeo deo

But I keep pushing myself

[Pre-chorus: Seungmin]

내 삶은 밑바닥 낭떠러지

nae salmeun mitbadak nangtteoreoji

My life is rock bottom, on the edge of a cliff

어두운 터널 속을 걷고 있어

eoduun teoneol sogeul geotgo isseo

I’m walking in a dark tunnel

[Lee Know]

내게 잔인하고 두려운 하루를

naege janinhago duryeoun harureul

Cruel and fearful days

홀로 버티고 있어

hollo beotigo isseo

I’m enduring through alone

[Bang Chan]

손을 내 밀어도

soneul nae mireodo

I hold out my hand

날 잡아줄 사람은 아무도 없어

nal jabajul sarameun amudo eopseo

But there's no one there to grab it

[Han]

내 아픔 내 눈물을 타고 위로

nae apeum nae nunmureul tago wiro

I’m riding on my pain and my tears

빠져나가고 있어

ppajyeonagago isseo

As I try to escape

[Chorus: Han]

I’m on a hellevator

[I.N]

My hellevator

[Bang Chan]

I’m on a hellevator

[Han]

My hellevator

[Changbin]

I’m on a hellevator

[Bridge: Felix]

찾아내 출구는 어디에

chajanae chulguneun eodie

I’m trying to look for an exit

어둠 속에 갇혀있던 나를 끌어내

eodum soge gachyeoitteon nareul kkeureonae

Take myself out from being trapped in the darkness

좀 더 발악해 이곳을 run away

jom deo barakhae igoseul run away

I’m fighting harder to run away from this place

I’m on the hellevator 난 올라갈게

I’m on the hellevator nan ollagalge

I’m on the hellevator, I’m gonna go up

[Lee Know]

어두웠던 내 과거 탈출해

eoduwotteon nae gwageo talchulhae

I’m escaping from my dark past

내 깜깜했던 앞길을 비춰

nae kkamkkamhaetteon apgireul bichwo

Lighting up my dark road ahead

미쳐버릴 듯 지겨운 시간 잊혀져

michyeobeoril deut jigyeoun shigan ichyeojyeo

Tiresome times that drove me crazy

버릴 듯 이 길을 뛰어

beoril deut i gireul ttwieo

I’m running so I can forget

[Han]

외면하던 새로운 시작의 종소리가 울리며

wemyeonhadeon saeroun shijage jongsoriga ullimyeo

As the bell of a new start rings

나는 올라탔지 내 손을 잡고

naneun ollatatji nae soneul jabgo

I got on, hold my hand

펜트하우스로 데려다 줄 my hellevator

penteuhauseuro deryeoda jul my hellevator

And take me to the penthouse, my hellevator

[Outro: Bang Chan]

I’m on a hellevator

[Han]

My hellevator

[Changbin]

I’m on a hellevator

Note: The line distribution used in this lyrics entry was the SKZ2020/OT8 version.

¹ play on the words 복도 (corridor, hallways) and 복 (luck) + 도 (too).

² play on the words 위로 (to the top, up) and 위로 (consolation, comfort).